The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-01
NOTICE.
Articles of Incorporation
Or THE
FREE PRESS PRINTING COMPANY.

Know all men that we whose names are
hereunto subscribed have agreed to and do
hereby associate ourselves under the consti-
tuition and laws OF the State OF Minnesota, and
more particularly under title two l2l of chap
ter thirty-four tSll Of the General Statutes OF
as corporation under the name and for the
purposes hereinafter set forth. and for such
purpose do hereby adopt and sign the follow.
Ing articles OF Incorporation,
ARTICLE /.
Tue name of this corporation shall be FREE
Pass PRINTING COMPANY, and the general
nature OF It's business shall be the running
and operating Of printing and publishing
house, the printing and publishing OF daily
OF general Job printing business at the City
OF Mankato In the State OF Minnesota, to
gcther with all other business connected
herewith or incident dent thereto, and the doing
sirable or convenient for the prosecution Of
such business, and its principal place of bust
ness shall be In the said City Of Mankato in
the State Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE ii.
The time of the commencement OF this cor
poration shall be the first day of April 1887
and the period OF its continuance shall be thir.
ty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount OF the capital stock OF this cor
pOration shall be twelve thousand dollars, and
the same shall be paid In on or before the 18th
day of April, 1881.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liza.
bility to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject Is the sum OF SIX thousand
dollars,
ARTICLE ".
The names and place OF residence Of the per
sons forming this association for the purpose
OF incorporation are as follows;
William Thomas, Mankato, Minnesota.
Lewis p. Hunt, Mankato, Minnesota.
g. r. Piper, Mankato, Minnesota.
Joseph 9. Roller, Mankato, Minnesota
Homer A. Eon. Mankato, Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The government OF this corporation and the
management of its affairs are hereby vested IN
holders and elected by the stocfholders ct
their annual meeting on the first Monday In
June OF each year and who shall within ten
days thereafter elect nom their own number
president, yice-presldent, secretary and
treasurer, and general manager. The first
annual meeting shall be held at said City OF
Mankato on the first Monday In June 1887, and
shall constitute the board Of directors of this
corporation, to-wit: william Thomas, Lewis
T. Hunt g. r. Piper. Joseph g. Roller, Homer
and the directors tiereaf chosen shall elect
officers as hereinbefore provided for the gen.
eral otiicers officers OF this corporation shall
VIM. Thomas President
q. r. Piper-.VIce. President.
Joseph @. Enthusiastically and Treasurer.
Il. p. Hunt General Manager.
Tue officers and directors OF this corporation
except those designated 70 act as such until
the first annual meeting thereof, shall hold
their Office during the term OF one year or I'M
I'll their successors are elected and qualified,
and Ia case q vacancy occurs IN any such Of
fee the same shall b. filed by the board OF
directors until the next annual meeting. The
board OF directors shall adopt such rules, re-
guIatlons and bylaws not Inconsistent here
with, or with the constitution and laws OF the
State Of MInnesota rs they may deem neces-
sary for the government OF their officers and
the conduct Of the Affairs Of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock Of this corporation Is d.
vided into two hundred and forty shares Of
tifty dollars each.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this eighth day OF March,
WILLIAM THOMAS, [SEAI..l
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